Merry Christmas Baby

“My favorite version is the one Bruce Springsteen did. I was raised on it, and that bluesy, country-rock feel just makes me so happy. When I was saying that I wanted to have a few people on the album, my manager said, ‘Well, this is like a country song, and we manage Brad Paisley, too. Do you want me to ask him to ask if he’ll do it?’ I was like, ‘Uhhhh, yes – please!’ [Laughs]

“Brad said yes, kindly enough. I actually never met him. They sent the song to him, and he sang it wherever he was. It came out great. I love his voice, and his guitar licks are amazing. He’s so good.”